Stop Killing Drinking: No ID & No Age Verification for buying beer.

We (as a society) recognize narcotics, such as alcohol, as bad, so we ban the children from taking them. We don’t burden the parents, because we recognize that there’re parents who won’t care.

Predatory online platforms are the same. If you don’t want to verify your identity, don’t use them.

If you are forced to be verified (but age verification is not the same as age declaration) without using those services, then it’s a valid compliant.

This initiative is just a smokescreen; it actually pushes things down the slippery slope.

Citizens must not be forced to identify themselves to access lawful online content or services unless strictly necessary, proportionate and provided by law. The legislation should require anonymous or pseudonymous proof-of-age, data minimisation, selective disclosure

Define “necessary”. Define “by law”. The pushers for proof-of-age already say it’s anonymous – but it can’t be.